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Monday, December 1, 2014

v4. n. 91 Kevin Costner in a Career Comeback with XC Movie

The note below from John Bork to a Friend came across the desk last week.

I was not aware that Disney films was about to release a film on the great cross country story from McFarland, CA. Mr. Costner hasn't done much in film since his hits with Field of Dreams, Dances with Wolves, and Bull Durham, so let's hope the sports genre will get him and McFarland back on the map. Our co-bloggist Roy Mason supported the McFarland program financially for a number of years and put me on to their story a long time ago. George From John:

Every time I head North on Hwy. 99 and see the City of McFarland Sign, I think of the great cross country teams that came out of there.

The Sports Illustrated article on McFarland Cross Country was Great. I hope that the movie does at least as well.

1 comment:

Anonymous
said...

The fact the story seems to be based on Mexican migrant worker kids has me hooked! Brought up all the stories my father and uncles used to tell me of their work in the fields of Texas and Michigan. I've never heard of this team though. What athletes came from this team? Even if they didn't reach the stratosphere of Olympics or International competition, like most of us, it is evident the mere chance to train in running, especially XC, changed their lives forever.